Puzzled or Perplexed, Either Way Cant Figure This One Out, Water Entry/Retrieve

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Also had a friend with a dog that did this. He would lead the dog to the water's edge, turn the dog around, throw a mark back on land, let the dog retrieve, turn the dog back around, throw a mark in water, and the dog wouldn't no go. It was weird. FInally corrected the dog though. dont ask me why.....

right?? lol....maybe try a real shallow pond. One where your dog's feet keep in contact with the bottom the entire retrieve. Hope you get it figured out, sounds like a good dog with a minor hickup is all.

I was hoping to make it through the spring hunt test season without having to do force fetch. If they would move that line about 20 yards back we would be in the money.

Try an experiment to find out what the critical minimum distance is. Keep the excitment level up, start 20 yards back on a warm day with an easy entry for the dog. Then move a little closer each throw, reading the dog to make sure his attitude is still high. You might just solve the problem by gradually getting closer over time, or if the critical distance is relatively short, say 5-10', you might be able to back your dog up a few feet to send at the hunt test. It all depends on the set up of the test.

If it's So easy to Force', Is it not just as easy to 'Un-Force'?....Hmmmm.

When accelerating a front wheel drive sports car through a curve, a smart driver applies both brake and accelerator. If you just apply accelerator you'll run out of steering and your ass end will spin out. If you just apply brakes in the curve without accelerator why drive a sports car?